McGraw-Hill

McGraw-Hill

Q3-2019 Investor Update

November 19, 2019

FINAL

Important Notice

Forward-Looking Statements

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By their nature, forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties because they relate to events and depend on circumstances that may or may not occur in the future. We caution you that forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and that our actual results of operations, financial condition and liquidity, and the developments in the industry in which we operate, may differ materially from those made in or suggested by the forward-looking statements contained in this presentation. In addition, even if our results of operations, financial condition and liquidity, and the developments in the industry in which we operate are consistent with the forward-looking statements contained in this presentation, those results of operations, financial condition and liquidity or developments may not be indicative of results or developments in subsequent periods.

Any forward-looking statements we make in this presentation speak only as of the date of such statement, and we undertake no obligation to update such statements. Comparisons of results for current and any prior periods are not intended to express any future trends or indications of future performance, unless expressed as such, and should only be viewed as historical data.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

Certain financial information included herein, including Billings, EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA, are not presentations made in accordance with U.S. GAAP, and use of such terms varies from others in our industry. Billings, EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA should not be considered as alternatives to revenue, net income from continuing operations, operating cash flows or any other performance measures derived in accordance with U.S. GAAP as measures of operating performance, debt covenant compliance or cash flows as measures of liquidity. Billings, EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA have important limitations as analytical tools, and you should not consider them in isolation or as substitutes for analysis of our results as reported under U.S. GAAP. This presentation includes a reconciliation of certain non-GAAP financial measures to the most directly comparable financial measures calculated in accordance with U.S. GAAP.

Adjusted EBITDA, which is defined in accordance with our debt agreements, is provided herein on a segment basis and on a consolidated basis. Adjusted EBITDA by segment, as determined in accordance with Accounting Standards Codification Topic 280, Segment Reporting, is a measure used by Management to assess the performance of our segments. Adjusted EBITDA on a consolidated basis is presented as a debt covenant compliance measure. Management believes that the presentation of Adjusted EBITDA is appropriate to provide additional information to investors about certain material non-cash items and about unusual items that we do not expect to continue at the same level in the future as well as other items to assess our debt covenant compliance, ability to service our indebtedness and make capital allocation decisions in accordance with our debt agreements.

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Successful `Back-to-School' Season with YTD Adjusted EBITDA Up 32% Higher YTD EBITDA Across All Businesses with More Efficient Cost Structure

Total Digital Billings LTM Greater than 50% for the First Time

Higher Ed: Clear industry outperformance in affordability-focused market. Strong digital growth driven by continued expansion of the Inclusive Access institutional model

K-12: Successful `back-to-school' season solidified earlier adoption performance in CA and other key markets. Actions taken to rationalize cost structure in H1 will drive profitability and better accommodate cyclical nature of business

Q3 and International: Prior strategy shift has now improved underlying business - Comparability impacted by actions taken to avoid leakage to U.S. market, FX and other one time events

YTD 2019 Review Professional: Strong results driven by continued digital subscription growth and actions to

stabilize print

Liquidity: Improved performance drove strong cash flow; $350M revolver undrawn all year

Total MH Billings

($ in Millions)

-3%

$785

$759

+3%

$1,359

$1,395

Digital % of Total

Billings

49%

Q3-2018

Constant FX

-3%

53% Q3-2019

$761

48%

52%

YTD Sept-18 YTD Sept-19

+3% $1,400

Total MH Adjusted EBITDA

($ in Millions)

+1%

$368

$372

Margin %

47%

49%

Q3-2018

Q3-2019

Constant FX

+1% $372

+32%

$286

$379

21%

27%

YTD Sept-18 YTD Sept-19

+32%

$377

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Key YTD Performance Highlights

Successful `Back-to-School' in U.S. Higher Ed and K-12 with lower operating costs

U.S. Higher Ed

6%

74% 66%

220BPS 15%

growth in Connect digital activations

Billings were digital (nearly $400M)

growth in Inclusive

Access, to $70M Now available on 950+

campuses

improvement in LTM 10/31

competitive performance Largest gain in several

years Includes Rental divot

improvement in YTD product returns vs. 2018

New digital offerings performing well and driving competitive performance gains Tighter cost management and lower headcount benefitting profitability Y/Y

U.S. K-12

9%

growth in Billings

$76M

improvement in Adjusted EBITDA

#1

market share in California Social Studies and Science #1 in several other adoptions

40%

of Billings were digital (~$240M)

$20M+

multi-year digital Open Territory win in Chicago Social Studies ($14M+ recognized in Q3)

Adoption and Open Territory market growth driving performance Mid-year cost structure changes will provide benefit into 2020

Note: Market share as measured by MPI on an LTM Net Sales basis. MPI tracks Higher Ed revenue of new materials only for six select publishers (McGraw-Hill, Pearson, Cengage, Wiley,

McGraw-Hill |Oxford and Macmillan). It does not include sales data from other publishers or distributors and does not track used, OER or other sales/rental from other sources. LTM 10/31/19 market 4

share up 220bps and LTM 9/30 market share up 160bps both as reported; NOT adjusted to reflect impact of rental divot. Activation data in presentation is preliminary and subject to finalization.

McGraw-Hill and Cengage Merger Update

Constructive dialogue ongoing with Department of Justice Continue to anticipate closing of merger in early 2020 Integration planning on track while focusing on business execution as independent companies Companies will remain aggressive competitors in the marketplace until closing

Management Update

Simon Allen was appointed interim President and Chief Executive Officer of McGraw-Hill effective as of October 1, 2019 (previously announced) Simon rejoined McGraw-Hill in early 2018 and has more than 30 years of education industry experience

Capital and Operating Expense Update

Unrelated to merger, the Company's long-planned relocation within NYC will occur in early 2020 One-time capex costs of ~$30M expected in 2019 with lower ongoing operating costs, prospectively

Cost containment efforts have proven successful and will continue into 2020 in light of a cyclically smaller K-12 new adoption market opportunity and ongoing Higher Ed affordability initiatives

Fiscal Year-End Change

McGraw Hill will change its fiscal year-end to March 31st to better align with seasonal industry cycles Expect to make this change in H1 2020 Will not impact FYE December 31, 2019 reporting

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